Part-time, Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Professional

Welcome! We're excited you're considering an opportunity withus! The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization. Additional Job Description: WVUHS and the department of Emergency Medicine seek a part-time APP to join our team. This position is located at Wetzel County Hospital and someoccasional shifts at Renyolds Memorial Hospital in the North Region. Duties include, but are not limited to: Provide healthcareservices consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable. Such service may include, but are not limited to.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER :

1. Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’sDegree in Nursing.
2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRNCertification Centers.
3. Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professionalRegistered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in WestVirginia.
4. American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and ATLS certificationrequired.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred.
2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. ACNP or FNP considered.
2. American Heart Association PALS certification isencouraged.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree as Physician Assistant orMaster’s Degree as Physician Assistant required.
2. Graduate of an ARC-PA approved Physician Assistant (PA) trainingprogram required.
3. Certification by the National Commission for Certification ofPhysician Assistants required.
4. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the WV Board ofMedicine or WV Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
5. American Heart Association BLS, ACLS and ATLS certificationrequired.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Acute care or emergency medicine experience preferred.
2. Eligible new graduates will be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Masters level education as Medical/Surgical (as applicable)Physician Assistant preferred.
2. American Heart Association PALS certification isencouraged.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manages comprehensive and individualized care for emergencymedicine patients and their families in the DEM and immediate postdischarge in the ambulatory setting. Coordinates hospitalization ifnecessary.
2. Completes pre-procedure evaluations.
3. Completes integrated assessments.
4. With the collaboration of emergency medicine faculty or byfollowing established clinical Guidelines and Protocols, ordersadditional tests or consults as deemed appropriate.
5. Performs and communicates results of diagnostic tests followingestablished clinical guidelines and scope of practice.
6. Consults and communicates with DEM clinic and hospital staffregarding abnormal findings in the evaluations of patients.
7. Performs succinct comprehensive clinical evaluations anddocuments findings in medical record.
8. Facilitates patient DEM discharge by coordinating appropriateservices and tests prior to discharge necessary for outpatientfollow-up appointments in the clinic (as applicable).
9. Develops a comprehensive individualized plan of care foremergency medicine patients, which includes teaching, dischargeplanning and necessary referral to other members of the health careteam or admission as necessary.
10. Demonstrates expertise in caring for patients across the agecontinuum of their educational experience and certification.
11. Identifies unstable or complex emergency medicine patient caresituations and facilitates appropriate intervention in the DEMsetting.
12. Recognizes emergency situations and initiates effectiveemergency care.
13. Evaluates emergency medicine patients and serves as acoordinator for follow up procedures and tests in the ambulatorysetting or upon admission (as applicable).
14. Assists in the collection of outcome measures (asapplicable).
15. Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skillsin clinical decision making by the identification, evaluation andmanagement of the individual needs of patients/families.
16. Demonstrates the ability to utilize equipment in a safemanner.
17. Bases decisions made/actions taken on the relevant scientificprinciples, established standards of care and/or researchfindings.
18. Utilizes teaching/learning theory and appropriate teachingstrategies in the provision of education to nursing staff, hospitalstaff, students, patients, families and the community.
19. Promotes an environment that facilitates learning by respondingto appropriate patient/family preferences, priorities and readinessto learn.
20. Updates own knowledge base throughout the year.
21. Completes all identified clinical competencies.
22. Serves as a resource person for staff caring for the emergencymedicine patient.
23. Provides educational programs to professional andparaprofessional personnel in area of expertise.
24. Participates in community programs, distribution of literature,as appropriate in area of expertise.
25. Documents the plan of care, interventions and evaluations in aclear and concise manner for every patient visit in the patient’smedical record following approved hospital policies and compliancestandards for documentation.
26. Collaborates with other leaders and staff to effectivelyachieve patient outcome based improvements in care.
27. Provides leadership in the development and implantation ofchanges in the emergency medicine practice that positively impactpatient outcomes.
28. Works collaboratively with medical and nursing staff tofacilitate creative problem solving and provide professionalsupport.
29. Participates and initiates inter-disciplinary approaches topatient care, program development and education. Serves as aprofessional role model.
30. Promotes and practices innovation of the expanded role in thedelivery of care to emergency medicine patients and familiesthroughout the inpatient hospitalization, and the ambulatorysetting.
31. Participates and provides leadership for committees and taskforces.
32. Documents hours and submits billing reports, asappropriate.
33. Reviews and interprets emergency medicine data from sourcessuch as patient registries, clinical and financial reports, lengthof stay, access to care, and cost per case reports andrecommends/implements changes as necessary.
34. Participates in clinical trials and research studies with thePrincipal Investigator.
35. Assists emergency medicine Faculty, Administrators andDirectors in the collection of outcome measures.
36. Other duties/projects as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Heavy/Hard Work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting,moving, stooping, reaching, positioning of patients, standing,walking, and carrying of patients, materials and equipmentweighting 40+ pounds.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

1. Working closely with others.
2. Protracted or irregular hours.
3. Working around biohazards.
4. Working around infectious diseases.
5. Working with or near the deceased.
6. Working with hands in water.
7. Electrical hazards associated with patient care equipment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Proficiency with computers.
2. Strong communication skills.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: SMG System Medical Group Cost Center: 7417 SMG Emergency Department Wetzel Address: 3 East Benjamin Drive New Martinsville West Virginia Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries(collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer andcomplies with all applicable federal, state, and local fairemployment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does nottolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any othercovered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, nationalorigin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy,sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mentaldisability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service inthe uniformed services, genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or locallaw. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives areprohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policyapplies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, butnot limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline,compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr West Virginia University